recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
traffic restrictions; traffic control
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
in that way; thus; so; so?
have a good day; take care; see you
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)